Samford University Top Questions

Small student body, which is perfect if you wish to acquire intimate proof of just how small minded the Southern Baptist Elite can be. Samford's administration strictly controls the school with Puritanic policies such as 2 hour weekly limits on room visits with the opposite sex, as well as Values Violations. Heterosexual/Homosexual sex, for example, is a violation punishable by probation and a $75 fine. Interestingly, drinking is considered a worse offense carrying probation and a $100 fine.

Samford is the perfect school for someone who wants to live inside a bubble. Not a lot of students know what is going on in the world. Its small enough to where you know a few people heading to class but not to where people are all up in your business. Samford isn't very well known outside the southeast; most people think I'm refering to Stanford. B'ham itself isn't that bad... although it can be pretty sketchy at night. People probably complain the most about visitation.

Samford is a beautiful tight-knit school where students are very friendly and genuinely love spending time together. It is small enough that you almost always see someone you know, yet big enough that you can't possibly know everyone. The small size allows students to be really involved in whatever aspect of campus they are most passionate about, whether it's SGA, Univeristy Ministries, or greek life. Samford's Homewood location is so close to so many cool Birmingham spots, including downtown.

The best thing about Samford is the sense of community that you get. Even though, there are at least 3,000 or more students, I still felt like an individual and every teacher knew me by name, including the president of Samford. Having this close relationships to faculty, staff, and students has been very important in the development of my future. Besides the sense of community, Samford's architecture and landscapes will captivate you. It was a pleasure to walk to classes because everywhere you looked, no matter what time of the year, the grass looked always green enhancing the beautiful architecture that characterizes Samford. Such beauty would put me in a good mood, especially when I saw people laying on the "quad" (university quadrangle) and playing like little kids with ropes, balls, or freesbees. Another thing that characterizes Samford are its traditions. I loved Homecoming weekend, Step Sing, midninght yells during finals, talking to the statue of Mister Beeson, Crawfish Boil, the Beeson Ball, the Lighting of the Way, etc. . . . It is hard to describe this place, but there is something magical about it that you are just going to have to experience by yourself.

CHRISTIAN CHRISTIAN CHRISTIAN, and more Christian. The school is a private southern Baptist school which I understand but it seems as though no one even tries to think for themselves. Instead of using this first opportunity of freedom to question the crap that these people had been force fed their entire lives they just continue to blindly accept life exactly as their upper class parents told them. If you are very wealth, christian, closed minded, and don't mind the school not allowing people of the opposite sex in your dorm but for 2 hours per week, then Samford is perfect for you. Before you can graduate from Samford you will become very familiar with Convocation. Every Tuesday and Thursday the entire campuss shuts down (no classes held) and the majority of the underclassmen will attend convocation which is just like church. The university will have speakers come from all over the country and each will give a lecture on any given topic. Every so often on speaker will make some sense, speaking about acceptacne or equality to all people but most of the time these speakers are ignored by the students. All students are required to attend convocation 58 times before they can graduate.

Samford is the perfect size and location for those people who want a fun college life but want samll classroom sizes. Its in a great location as far as traveling to other big SEC universities. Birmingham is definatly a great town with lots of fun things to do. The only negative thing I guess about Samford is having to live on campus until age 21. There are great apartments and houses surrounding Samford but you cant live there until your 21.

Samford is a decent school most of the time. I choose to go because it was a smaller school but still offered just about everything a big school offered. I wanted to know my peers and my professors and I also wanted to be able to obtain guidance (on classes, grades, etc.) through the years I was at Samford. I also wanted to form a great group of friends with similar morals and values as my own. Most of my expectations have been met I have had small classes and the professors have been great (most of the time) However, I feel as though the guidance in Samford's various departments is lacking. I have made some great friends but have had some issues along the way. Numerous friends of mine were experimenting with the same sex which was very hard to believe considering the type of school Samford is.

I love Samford because it is a smaller community/environment where I feel like I know a lot of people and am able to get connected easily. There are a lot of opportunities for the small school that it is, and students are able to have a quality college experience here. However, because it is so small, it is often overlooked by most people in the country, and even in the South. When I tell people I go to Samford, they think Im saying "Stanford" a lot of the time. Location-wise, Samford is in a PERFECT place. Birmingham is amazing- there is so much to do there but you dont feel lost with things all around. The campus is a little bubble in the Homewood Community, which is a nice feel for a "college experience" while still in a comfortable area.

The best thing about Samford is that it actually IS a real Christian university. There are many colleges in this country that are Christian in name only and allow their students to engage in open debauchery. Samford is different. If you want to know what I mean, spend a weeknight at Samford and then spend a weeknight at another campus. There is a world of difference. The administration here means business when it says no drugs, no alcohol, and no sex. Some students may go off campus or sneak around to do these things but it's not something that you have to see if you don't want to. Futhermore, Samford has an unusually high concentration of genuinely good people that I have never seen at any institution. The faculty is nice, the student body is friendly and there is real Christian atmosphere here. It is the kind of place where if you see someone and say, "Hi," he or she says "Hi" back and smiles. Oh, and by the way, we have one of the most beautiful campuses in the entire Southeast.

I love the size of Samford and I wouldn't ever want that to change. I love that the class sized aren't too big and that you can really get to know your prof. One thing I would change is the Caf... And I think it's safe to say that that is the biggest complaint on campus. I would also like to see some housing improvements. I live in Beeson Woods and we all thought that a new kitchen is VERY needed! We def don't have a "college town" but I love B'ham! As far as school pride... I don't really see that much. However, I feel our school really comes together in Feb with Step Sing! And the biggest recent controversy?? Umm... remember the "shooter" on campus?!?! yeah...